Definition of skirt

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Skirt (v. t.) To be on the border; to live near the border, or extremity..

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Piccadilly :: Piccadilly (n.) A high, stiff collar for the neck; also, a hem or band about the skirt of a garment, -- worn by men in the 17th century..
Flounce :: Flounce (n.) An ornamental appendage to the skirt of a woman's dress, consisting of a strip gathered and sewed on by its upper edge around the skirt, and left hanging..
Swallow-tailed :: Swallow-tailed (a.) Having a tail like that of a swallow; hence, like a swallow's tail in form; having narrow and tapering or pointed skirts; as, a swallow-tailed coat..
Cotillion :: Cotillion (n.) A kind of woolen material for women's skirts.
Dress Coat :: Dress coat () A coat with skirts behind only, as distinct from the frock coat, of which the skirts surround the body. It is worn on occasions of ceremony. The dress coat of officers of the United States army is a full-skirted frock coat..
Underskirt :: Underskirt (n.) A petticoat; the foundation skirt of a draped dress.
Skirting :: Skirting (n.) Skirts, taken collectivelly; material for skirts..
Long-waisted :: Long-waisted (a.) Long from the part about the neck or shoulder, or from the armpits, to the bottom of the weist, or to the skirt; -- said of garments; as, a long-waisted coat..
Page :: Page (n.) A contrivance, as a band, pin, snap, or the like, to hold the skirt of a woman's dress from the ground..
Hoop :: Hoop (n.) A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; crinoline; -- used chiefly in the plural..
Quilt :: Quilt (n.) Anything that is quilted; esp., a quilted bed cover, or a skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton, etc., between two cloths and stitching them together; also, any outer bed cover..
Princesse :: Princesse (a.) A term applied to a lady's long, close-fitting dress made with waist and skirt in one..
Skirt :: Skirt (v. t.) To be on the border; to live near the border, or extremity..
Basque :: Basque (n.) A part of a lady's dress, resembling a jacket with a short skirt; -- probably so called because this fashion of dress came from the Basques..
Tournure :: Tournure (n.) Any device used by women to expand the skirt of a dress below the waist; a bustle.
Polonaise :: Polonaise (n.) An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an outer skirt in one piece..
Skirt :: Skirt (n.) The lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other like garment; the part below the waist; as, the skirt of a coat, a dress, or a mantle..
Foreskirt :: Foreskirt (n.) The front skirt of a garment, in distinction from the train..
Skirted :: Skirted (imp. & p. p.) of Skir.
Skirt :: Skirt (n.) Border; edge; margin; extreme part of anythin.
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